Judgment Reserved on : 26.11.2025 Judgment Delivered on : 15.12.2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (Criminal) No.1037 of 2024 Ravi Kant Sagar ......Petitioner Vs.

Smt. Anugya Shaiwal …..Respondent Presence Mr. Sagar Kothari, learned counsel for Petitioner.

Mr. Piyush Garg, learned counsel, for Respondent.

Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J.

The present writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been instituted by the Petitioner, Ravi Kant Sagar, assailing the order dated 19.07.2024 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Dehradun, in Case No. 671 of 2023 (Ravi Kant Sagar v. Smt. Anugya Shaiwal). By the said order, the learned Family Court disposed of Paper No. 37-Kha, an application filed by the Petitioner under Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, observing that the application shall be considered at the stage of final disposal of the case.

2. The proceedings before the learned Family Court arise out of a matrimonial dispute between the parties. The Petitioner has instituted a petition seeking the dissolution of the marriage. During the pendency of the proceedings, the Respondent-wife moved an application for interim mai